At the time TUV leader Jim Allister said that without any focus on sentences given to terrorists, the review amounted to little more than a “pointless exercise”.

After being pressed for two-and-a-half weeks about what stage both reviews are at now, the DoJ finally sent the following answers.

On the subject of the bail review, it said: “The department is working to establish a full understanding of the facts around the issue before further consideration is given to what measures, if any, are then needed.”

And when it comes to the sentencing one, it said this “is now under way”.